I have horseradish! Horseradish can be planted in the fall or early spring, so now’s the time to find someone to give you a root. It will grow in almost any soil and in sun or anything but deep shade. Experts recommend choosing a garden location removed from other plants as horseradish can become invasive. You should dig a hole as deep as the horseradish can stand in and cover all but the crown (top growth). Horseradish is supposed to be easy to grow and loves to be ignored. (Perfect!) This is my first time out growing horseradish, so it’s going to be an experience–and an experiment! I love a garden experiment. And a baking experiment. And a decorating experiment. And– Well, I like experiments. I have high hopes for my second year garden, and with horseradish part of it, it’ll be just that much more interesting.

I got this horseradish root courtesy of Heidi–thank you, Heidi!! (I’ll try not to spoil it too much or give it any cookies.)

I love horseradish, so I’m looking forward to learning about harvesting and preparing my own horseradish. Horseradish is one of those things people either love or hate. You?

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Hi Suzanne..we LOVE horseradish here too..I have mine planted on the side of our garage..This horseradish has been in my husbands family over a hundred years which makes it more special..I will dig some of mine and make horseradish in the fall..Connie

WORKING WITH HORSERADISH BEWARE IT WILL TAKE THE SKIN OFF OF YOUR HANDS – PLEASE WARE GLOVES. MY FATHER ALWAYS CLEANED THE ROOTS AND GROUNG THEM TO MAKE THE RELISH. IT WAS SERVED FROM IT’S OWN DISH AT THE TABLE – A LITTLE DAB WILL DO YOU.. HA HA

I never knew that you could grow horseradish. I don’t know were I thought it came from……We never had it growing up. But I really like horseradish mixed with mustard, In our family we use it as a dip for pretzels!
(a low calorie snack) Yummy. And I love it on my roast beef sandwiches. I ecspecially like that it is a comes back year after year. Did you know asparagus does that too? Good luck Suzanne!

I thought horseradish came in a jar. :biggrin:
But when my daughter moved to Iowa and cleaned out her Atlanta fridge, one of the leftovers I got was a jar of horseradish/mustard, which I’ve never tried. I find I love it with kielbasa. :catmeow:

The only time I’ve had it was when I’ve eaten out and beef was served. I liked it but don’t know what else to serve it with. I did buy a little jar once but never remembered to use it so threw it out because it didn’t have an expiration date (although I’m betting it may last forever lol). Will keep my eyes open for how you use it!

The little old lady around the corner always grew horseradish and you never had to ask twice for a jar. She generally harvested it around rhubarb time, otherwise the longer it goes into the warm weather, the hotter it became. She would make a ‘hot jar’ for her spice-loving hubby every year and EVERYBODY knew not to eat from THAT jar.

My son and husband love it on fried potatoes. I could take it or leave it. Would love to try and grow it though. Sounds easy enough. Can’t say enough about the grandma bread recipe. Turns out perfect every time. Big fat loaves of bread. So good toasted with homemade muskadine jelly.

I do not like horseradish! But my bf and dad love it. My bf says fresh is WAY better then store bought. But he says when you go to grind it up, do that outside with a breeze…or actually, what he said was do it on a day with the wind blowing towards your worst enemy. He said it is VERY strong smelling while grinding. I believe it. LOL

Grow horseradish??? I always thought it just came in a jar?? j/k but I didn’t know it was so unfussy. Let us know how it turns out, Suzanne. I love me some fresh horseradish! Funny, I made some from a fresh root many years ago, and I didn’t tear up like I thought I would. I wonder if it was just a mild one or if I’m immune to its pungency…

My mom used the threat of having to grate horseradish as a discipline tool!! Never mind, I love the stuff—yes, beef, kielbasa, in cocktail sauce, and best of all in applesauce! (oh no she dinnit [snap]).

Your site is terrific. We love horseradish and have an annual horseradish party every fall. We recruit newbies every year; it has grown from my sister in law, her husband and my husband and I to a fun loving group of around a dozen. Some silly newbies volunteer each year. We now have 4 people bringing roots and all of us replant some and highly encourage the others to plant some as well. Out bed is now around 30′ by 10′ and we don’t plan on letting it get any larger. We have a carport and do it there, everyone has their same job year after year. Last year we put up around 140 pints. It is always gone before it is time to make more.
Keep up the good work.

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